Entries tagged with Rail
The Infrastructure Imperative
May 27, 2010
The Urban Land Institute, with Ernst and Young, has released a new report on infrastructure called "Infrastructure 2010: Investment Imperative." Here is the imperative in a nutshell:
...America’s future prosperity, world economic standing and ability to accommodate over 100 million more people by 2050 depends directly on “bolstering…
Will Railroads Make Us Rich?
May 8, 2009
Ryan Avent is one of our favorite bloggers. He explains why he believes railroads will help cities historically reliant on industry maintain stable economies. The trick is to be located near thriving markets -- and be connected by rail.
Ryan cites Baltimore as an example…
A National Strategy for Rail
April 9, 2009
After two days of meetings in Abu Dhabi that included a long series of convenings on public transport, this story in the The Economist hits home.
"France, Japan, Spain, Germany, all have trains that zoom through the countryside at speeds up to 217mph (350kph). America has one 'high-speed' rail…
Infrastructure to Nowhere
December 16, 2008
Congress for the New Urbanism CEO John Norquist warns the President-elect on the pitfalls of moving without consideration on the portion of the economic stimulus package calling for new roads and bridges. He writes:
With six weeks to go before he moves into the White House, Barack Obama is…